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National movement in increasing the use of breast milk established by the President of the Republic of Indonesia is one of the forms of the commitments of the government to increase the giving of exclusive breast milk to babies. In 2010, it is hoped that delivering mothers gives exclusive breast milk up to the age of 4 – 6 months to their babies. Based on the above subject matter, the researcher wants to research the factors which influence the implementation of the exclusive breast milk program at three hospitals in Labuhan batu Regency.
The population and sample in this research are all the mothers delivering at the three hospitals, Management Board of Rantau Prapat Public Hospital, PTPN III Aek Nabara Hospital, and Rantau Prapat Kasih Ibu Maternity Hospital, the total number of the samples, that is, the total number of the population for a month is 62 persons.
This research uses “Cross-Sectional” design, where the measurement of independent variables and dependent variables are conducted simultaneously at the time of the research. The independent variables are the characteristics of delivering mothers and the' commitment of the hospitals, while the dependent variables are the success of the program of giving exclusive breast milk.
Based on the results of the research of 7 (seven) independent variables using p 0,05 means that there is not any relationship, then it is found 4 (four) results of the variables which have no relationship and 3 (three) variables which have a significant relationship.
The conclusion of this research is that there is a significant relationship between physical health of delivering mothers, the commitments of the hospitals and the promotion of PASI and the giving exclusive breast milk at the three hospitals in Labuhan batu Regency. It is suggested that the heads of the hospitals make a policy in Protap about giving exclusive breast milk and the health providers can implement the established Protap, and the PASI promotion is not conducted at the three hospitals in Labuhan batu Regency.
Keywords : Commitment of hospitals, characteristics of mother – exclusive breast milk.
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